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Medical doctors warn of “lethal” levels of noise produced by military aircraft in the US. People living in communities near military air bases are already suffering from hearing loss, immune toxicity, insomnia, stroke, heart attacks and even death.

While no single abnormal weather event can be attributed solely to human-caused climate change, the frequency and intensity of most events can. We asked Truthout readers to share their observations of weather anomalies they are witnessing, and their answers reflect the on-the-ground realities of a rapidly changing planet.

In an interview with Truthout, climate change expert Dr. Guy McPherson argues that humans may face our own mass extinction within a few decades due to abrupt climate disruption and runaway feedback loops.

A recent study shows that the earth has officially entered its sixth great mass extinction event, with humans being both the cause and a species at risk of annihilation. Other climate events and reports released this month show mounting evidence that anthropogenic climate disruption has ramped up, and is progressing in a rapid, nonlinear fashion.